My Top 100 Songs of 2024: 30-21

30. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Live at the Palace 1999" - R.E.M.

29. "20%" Hans Zimmer - instrumental, from the Rush soundtrack, went onto my Daniel Brühl playlist

28. "Come As You Are" Nirvana

27. "II Most Wanted" Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus - this was my favorite song on Cowboy Carter

26. "Red Wine Supernova" Chappell Roan

25. "One Night In Bangkok (US club remix)" - Murray Head

24. "Ralph Wiggum" - Bloodhound Gang

23. "Wicked Game (Live, Acoustic)" Stone Sour - Destiel playlist

22. "Fake ID" Riton, Kah-lo - I first heard this one when Tit Elingtin had Sirius XM satellite radio in his car and we listened to the Chill channel the first time we drove down to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to visit my cousin's son. That was Memorial Day Weekend this year.

Riton is a dj from the UK; Kah-lo is the Nigerian-born American singer

21. "Runaway Crush" Stella Soleil

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My Top 100 Songs of 100: 60-51

60. "Buffy Theme" The Breeders - instrumental, on the Reading Playlist. My mom watched Buffy; I never did. But I know it had Anthony Head, the brother of Murray Head.

59. "Demons" Imagine Dragons - on the Destiel playlist

58. "Rebel Rebel" David Bowie

57. "Telephone" - Lady Gaga, Beyoncé

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L-L-L-Lobster Phone 

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56. "Baby Daddy's Weekend" Elle King - fluffy summer party song about getting drunk and high

55. "Fictional Men" Peggy - is this the only song on the list that makes explicit mention of the COVID-19 quarantine? I hope so. I feel like I dug deep enough back into that trauma when I read Amanda Gorman

54. "Crush" Billianne - feels true. That IS what it feels like to have a crush

53. "No Ordinary Love" Deftones - Destiel playlist

52. "Stand Inside Your Love" - Smashing Pumpkins

51. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey - interpolates "Tipsy" by J-Kwon, which reminds me of the years I worked at a child & adolescent mental health facility and alternative school. It came out in January 2004